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Dedicated women’s heart centers can improve accurate diagnoses and outcomes
Philadelphia, September 7, 2022 – Cardiac conditions in women are underdiagnosed, undertreated, and under-researched compared to men. In an important...
How a single protein could unlock age-related vision loss
LA JOLLA, CALIF. – Sept 06, 2022 Research led by Sanford Burnham Prebys professor Francesca Marassi, Ph.D., is helping to...
New study suggests ketamine may be an effective treatment for children with ADNP syndrome
Results of a small, but unique research study, led by researchers from the Seaver Autism Center for Research and Treatment at Mount...
Technology that simulates complex molecular interactions could lead to better treatments for diseases like cancer and COVID-19
A team led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities biomedical engineers has developed a universally accessible application that can simulate...
Novel photon-counting CT improves myeloma bone disease detection
OAK BROOK, Ill. – New CT technology paired with artificial intelligence (AI)-based noise reduction offers superior detection of bone disease...
Fish oil and vitamin D supplements in pregnancy lower the risk of croup in babies and young children
Babies and children under three years old are less likely to develop croup if their mothers took fish oil and...
Scientists develop direct measure for strength of skeletal muscle myotubes
Tokyo, Japan – Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have developed a way to characterize the force generated by contracting myotubes,...
UT Southwestern geriatric fracture initiatives result in expedited care and shorter hospital stays
A multidisciplinary effort to improve care for older patients who arrive at the emergency room with a hip fracture has...
Ronald Cowan, MD, named to Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Scientific Council
Ronald Cowan, MD, PhD, Harrison Distinguished Professor and chair of the Department of Psychiatry in the College of Medicine at...
Study reveals starring role for shape-shifting mitochondria in stem cell function
Mitochondria are remarkable shape-shifting organelles that have long been understood as the powerhouses inside our cells. But relatively little is...
Spatiotemporal variation of mortality burden attributable to heatwaves in China, 1979-2020
This study is led by Dr. Cunrui Huang (Vanke School of Public Health, Tsinghua University). Heatwaves impose heavy disease burden...
Establishing a novel strategy to tackle Huntington’s disease
Through an international joint research effort involving ProQR Therapeutics of the Netherlands, Université Grenoble Alpes of France, and KTH Royal...
Three COVID-19 vaccines may provide greater protection from COVID-19 infections than two
Two vaccine doses provide only limited and short-lived protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection with the Omicron variant. A study publishing September...
The structure of protein RAF1 revealed: a key step in the development of new drugs against lung cancer
One of the main challenges in oncology is the development of drugs against KRAS oncogenes. These oncogenes -genes that cause...
Technological advances in cancer therapy
Tumors have significant differences depending on the person affected, even if they are the same cancer, such as breast cancer....
School wellness centers: An innovative response to student stress and suicide
The wellness center at Utah’s Westlake High School is a port in the storm of adolescence. With comfortable couches, soft...
Simple blood test predicts neurotoxic complications of CAR-T cell therapy
Cell-based immunotherapy called CAR-T cell therapy has revolutionized the treatment of several cancers. The treatment uses genetically modified T cells...
Link between disrupted enzyme and intellectual disability revealed
A new study reveals how a rare genetic mutation leads to intellectual disability. The P212L mutation in an enzyme called...
Drug combo therapy in mice blocks drug resistance, halts tumor growth
An experimental combination of two drugs halts the progression of small cell lung cancer, the deadliest form of lung cancer,...
Risk of children orphaned from COVID-19 highest in poorest countries
The risk of children being orphaned per COVID-19 death is highest in the poorest countries and those where people of...
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